I'm new to "blogging," but I thought I'd give it a try. Here's an update on the past week that has changed my life.
A week ago today, I moved to UCA. My home away from home is only 45 minutes away. Not too bad. This is a very different experience for me. 3 hours of nasty heat moving in all my clothes, school stuff, etc. was not the greatest feeling ever. It has been pretty worth it so far. There were many welcoming activities for the incoming freshman. They were fun, but seemed kind of point less because there were so many people it was impossible to remember anyone's name.
Tuesday, I felt a little homesick. Call me crazy, but I'm a family girl. This is all different for me. A good Facetime did the trick though. Thank you for technology. I'm not sure what my generation would do without it.
Wednesday evening we had "Live at the Courtyard." NLC's college ministry, Elevation, came out and led worship and their pastor spoke. It was a great service!
Thursday was the first day of classes. Nervous was an understatement. College isn't like Bryant High School. You can't go to class and already know almost the entire class when you walk in. It's a little overwhelming to say the least. I'm officially out of my comfort zone. I had a great first day! Mark, Christi, and Kipton came to meet me for lunch and let me show them around campus. I definitely needed some love from some of my favorite people!
Friday was "Operation Surprise." Between my classes I loaded up my car with several loads of dirty clothes and anything I needed for the weekend. My parent's knew I was coming home, but just thought I was driving there Saturday morning for Chase's 13th birthday. After my last class, I left Conway and headed back to Bryant. When I rang the doorbell, my mom was shocked! I'm so glad I made that drive a little early :)
Today, I checked out some local churches with friends. We went to Second Baptist this morning and Elevation at NLC tonight. Both services were awesome. I have officially realized that finding a church will definitely be difficult. The atmosphere in the services was completely different. Second Baptist was more like Indian Springs and Elevation reminded me of BigStuf's beach camps. Unfortunately I'll have to wait two weeks to try out New Life's morning service, but it will be nice to see my family and friends over Labor Day weekend!
I'm excited for a full week of school even though it will probably bring a lot of studying.
I'm praying for opportunities to meet new people and find out what church God wants me to plug in and serve!
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